Lumine looked at Paimon, who was holding her head in frustration, and also touched her chin thoughtfully.
Then she turned her gaze toward Qiu Bai face.
At this moment, Qiu Bai still wore that same expression, with a faint smile on his face.
"I can't tell either."
"Paimon."
Lumine looked at the frustrated Paimon and said helplessly.
"Haha..."
"It seems my acting skills are getting better and better."
Qiu Bai crossed his arms over his chest, looking at Paimon and Lumine troubled expressions, and said with amusement.
"Even you two, the masters of discernment, couldn't figure it out."
"This makes me quite proud."
Qiu Bai lowered his hands, looked at Lumine and Paimon in front of him, and said with a wave and a smile.
"Ah~?!"
"I knew it, you were acting all along!"
Upon hearing this, Paimon turned around, looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, put her hands on her hips and said angrily.
"Hmph, actually Paimon was almost about to figure it out."
"If you hadn't said anything, I would have seen through it."
Paimon crossed her arms over her chest and said proudly.
"Paimon..."
"Then why did you still look so troubled just now?"
Lumine put her hands on her hips, looked at Paimon with disdain, and complained.
"You, why do you always expose me like this?"
"I'm on your side here!"
Upon hearing this, Paimon looked at Lumine in front of her and stamped her feet angrily.
"Haha..."
Qiu Bai watched the two of them bicker and chuckled softly.
"Her resurrection might allow Ei to completely change her view on eternity."
"This will make the people of Inazuma happier."
Qiu Bai crossed his arms over his chest, looked at Lumine and Paimon in front of him, and spoke slowly.
"Ei has been meditating in the Plane of Euthymia for so long."
"Can she really be completely changed?"
Lumine looked at Qiu Bai in front of her and asked with some doubt.
"Mm... I said a lot to her yesterday, and she's already changed considerably."
"She needs a catalyst, and that catalyst is exactly Kitsune Saiguu."
Qiu Bai looked at the puzzled Lumine in front of her and spoke.
"Having a departed old friend appear before her."
"In the past, every step she took forward meant losing much, and one of those losses was Kitsune Saiguu."
Qiu Bai turned around, looked at the sakura tree, and spoke slowly.
"If this still can't change her perspective..."
"Then perhaps, only that person can completely change her."
A smile flashed across Qiu Bai lips as he put one hand behind his back and extended the other forward.
Ink-white divine power surged from his body.
A Shogun decree appeared in his palm, slowly floating above Qiu Bai hand.
The decree emanated ink-white divine power.
Star-like points of light slowly scattered and shone from within it.
Several sakura petals from the sakura tree, along with petals from that sea of flowers, continuously swirled around the decree.
Then Qiu Bai gently lifted his hand upward.
This decree slowly drifted toward Tenshukaku above.
Subsequently, the divine power around Qiu Bai body gradually subsided.
"Wow~"
Paimon couldn't help but widen her eyes as she watched this scene.
This decree floated over the courtyard of Tenshukaku, and also over the houses of many Inazuman citizens.
Finally, it floated over an attic without windows and gently landed on a table.
"This is..."
"So it was him... Come to think of it, I haven't properly thanked him yet."
KItsune Saiguu sat to the side, looked at the decree that had landed on the table, and said with a smile.
Then she turned her gaze toward the outside of Tenshukaku, with a smile on her lips.
"Mm..."
Raiden Ei looked at the sakura petals and flower petals from the sea of flowers on the table, and a gentle smile also appeared on her lips.
Then she slowly put them away.
In front of a sakura tree in Inazuma City.
Qiu Bai watched the decree float into Tenshukaku and nodded with a light smile.
"Qiu Bai, is everything completely resolved now?"
"Yae Miko told us that our next journey is to Sumeru."
Paimon put her hands behind her back, looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, and said with a smile.
"Mm."
"That deity seems to be called Lesser Lord Kusanali, what a cute name."
Upon hearing this, Lumine also smiled and nodded, seemingly full of anticipation for the upcoming journey.
"Hehe..."
"Lesser Lord Kusanali, speaking of which, that is indeed quite cute."
Qiu Bai looked at Lumine and Paimon in front of him and said with a light laugh.
When he had originally played through the storyline, although he had only played up to the Sabzeruz Festival, when he was trapped in the endlessly looping dream.
But he had still encountered Lesser Lord Kusanali.
"Very cute?"
"Really... hehe, I'm looking forward to it."
Paimon put her hands behind her back, looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, and said with a smile.
"She is the God of Wisdom, and will surely bring some answers to your questions."
"The journey to Sumeru is crucial for you."
Qiu Bai looked at Lumine in front of him and spoke.
"Then I'll pack up and go to Sumeru right now."
Upon hearing this, Lumine was already eager to go.
"Hehe... there's no need to be in such a hurry."
"The beautiful scenery of this mortal world, and the festivals of various nations, are all worth stopping to participate in."
Qiu Bai looked at Lumine in front of him and said with a smile.
"These can all broaden your knowledge."
"Those who have been traveling for a long time should also take a rest."
Qiu Bai looked at Lumine and Paimon in front of him and said with a wave of his hand.
"Above Liyue Harbor, Xiao Lanterns flicker, dots of light illuminating the sky and sea."
"Carrying people wishes, they fly together toward the distance."
"For the people of Liyue, crafting Xiao Lanterns and releasing them into the night sky is a tradition of one of Liyue festivals."
Qiu Bai turned around, his gaze seeming to look through the sea toward Liyue Harbor.
"This is a festival that happens every year in Liyue."
"It is the Lantern Rite Festival, which can be said to be a wonderful festival that combines liveliness, delicious food, and performances."
"Family reunions and fireworks will all be presented on this day."
Qiu Bai looked in the direction of Liyue and spoke slowly.
"Lanterns bright as day, the original flame never extinguished, may people remain as they were."
Qiu Bai turned around, looked at Lumine and Paimon in front of him, and said with a light smile.
"What should we do, Traveler? I really want to go see it!"
"Hearing Qiu Bai description, I really want to see it with my own eyes."
Upon hearing Qiu Bai explanation, Paimon turned to look at Lumine and happily stamped her feet.
As a guide, she naturally knew about the Lantern Rite Festival, but hadn't seen it many times.
"I want to see it too."
Lumine looked at Paimon in front of her and nodded.
"Qiu Bai, when will the Lantern Rite Festival begin?"
"I'll go too when the time comes."
Lumine put one hand on her chest, looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, and asked with a smile.
"Mm..."
"The Lantern Rite Festival will be the day after tomorrow."
Qiu Bai crossed his arms over his chest, looked at Lumine in front of him, and spoke.
"The day after tomorrow?"
"I'll definitely go then."
Upon hearing this, Lumine smiled and nodded.
"But it's better to go earlier, let's depart for Liyue Harbor tomorrow."
"Tomorrow around ten in the morning, you can come find me here."
Qiu Bai looked at Lumine in front of him and spoke slowly.
"Yay!"
"Lantern Rite Festival, delicious food, and Xiao Lanterns to see!"
Upon hearing this, Paimon happily spun in a circle and clapped her hands with a smile.
"Then I'll take my leave first."
"There are many scenic spots in Inazuma that I haven't visited yet, so I'll use this day to go see them."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Bai nodded, then slowly walked toward the other side of the street.
"Bye bye, Qiu Bai!"
"Continue your stroll!"
Paimon looked at Qiu Bai retreating figure and waved with a smile.
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